Did You Get The Picture?

Oh, Snap
16x20, oil and acrylic on paper

If you think these girls look familiar, you'd be right.  I've painted them in straight oil too - click here to remember. If you double-click to see a bigger image, you'll see the graph paper showing through her foot - my favorite part!  I continue to love working on paper though not as often as I'd like.  But this one makes me think of summer and lazy days and beach time... looking forward to all of that soon!

First Ones on the Beach

Early Risers

18x18, oil on panel

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Another title might be 1,000 Not-So-Easy Pieces. These blue lounge chairs are "standard issue" at many Mexican beach resorts and, over the years, they have intrigued me artistically. I've tried pencil, ink, watercolor, and now oil. Plus, I've really been wanting to work in this larger format and get out of the alla prima work habit a bit. Fun, fun.

A Guy Who Still Uses Pen & Paper

Corner Office

14x11, oil on panel

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Teachers are Special People

Oceanography 101

11x14, oil on panel

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I spied on these school kids for the better part of an hour. It was a pleasure to watch their teacher who had such a way with them. She was young but clearly respected; serious, playful, and very determined as she sheparded her flock of 20+ students through the lesson plan. I wondered how you would keep a group of adolescents on task at such a beautiful beach. What a classroom!

Speaking of talented teachers: I highly recommend master artist Scott Burdick's video "Painting a Figure." I rented it from Smartflix and have watched it a couple of times this week. It is the demo he did at a Weekend with the Masters workshop, is almost 2 hours long, and exceeds every expectation.

Beach Paintings: My Perpetual, Virtual Vacation

And Then He Said...

11x14, oil on panel

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Another image from Playa del Carmen. The light in that part of the world is captivating - like a subject all its own - and I had such fun trying to capture it. I drew the girls in my sketchbook a half dozen times before I picked up a brush and, no surprise, I think it really helped. I became aware of nuances - like the negative shapes - and worked to keep them interesting. Also, I tried to do more drawing than painting with the paint... does that make sense? I'm loving the cadmium orange ground; it warms the skin tones and really pops when it peeks through the sand and water.